Human Activities Are Drying Out the Amazon

The atmosphere above the rainforest has become drier, increasing the demand for water and leaving ecosystems vulnerable to fires and drought.

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NASA Earth Observatory map by Joshua Stevens, using data from Barkhordarian, A., et al. (2019). NASA Earth Observatory image by Lauren Dauphin, using MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS/LANCE and GIBS/Worldview. Story by Esprit Smith, NASA’s Earth Science News Team.

Published November 6, 2019
Data acquired 1987 - 2016

Sources:

Aqua > AIRS

Aqua > MODIS

In situ Measurement

Collection:

Amazon Deforestation